Carbon Capture Pilot: Aberthaw

John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with RWE npower on government assistance for the development of the carbon capture pilot project at Aberthaw; and if he will make a statement.

Peter Hain: My predecessor recently met the CEO of RWE nPower who updated him about the range of their energy activities in Wales including at Aberthaw.

Fixated Threat Assessment Centre

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals have been detained by the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre in each of the last three years; and what the average length of time was for an individual to be  (a) examined by a registered medical practitioner and  (b) interviewed by an approved social worker in each such year.

David Hanson: The Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (FTAC) does not detain individuals as a routine part of its work. Staff have assisted in conveying 27 people to a "place of safety" under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 since FTAC began operation in October 2006.
	When FTAC identifies a person as being in need of mental health care, it alerts their general practitioner and local psychiatric services, which then provide whatever appropriate help in the community, or in hospital, they consider necessary, using appropriate existing legislation. These local services operate independently of FTAC and carry responsibility for any decisions made on patient care and treatment, including whether or not to detain the patient.
	As these assessments are carried out without FTAC involvement, no data about them is held.

Empty Property

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what data the Land Registry gathers on vacant  (a) commercial and  (b) industrial property.

Michael Wills: The Land Registry does not gather any data relating to vacant properties.

Housing: Sales

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average house sale price recorded by the Land Registry was in  (a) England and  (b) each local authority area in England in (i) April 1991, (ii) May 1997 and (iii) the most recent period for which figures are available.

Michael Wills: Land Registry has only collected this data since 1995. The figures requested are collated in quarterly periods; the tables will be placed in the Library of the House to cover March 1997 to June 1997 and January 2009 to March 2009.

Reoffenders: Greater London

Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment has been made of the effect of London Resettlement Forum projects on re-offending rates in London.

Maria Eagle: The London Resettlement Pilot Projects at Wormwood Scrubs and Holloway Prisons have been reviewed in terms of operational arrangements, but neither of the evaluations specifically assessed the impact of the pilots on reoffending rates. This is because the sample sizes in the pilots were insufficient to prove a significant change in reoffending and the follow-up period required for reoffences to occur would have delayed the findings being made available, to relevant partners.
	Newly published data on local adult reoffending is broken down by probation area and upper tier local authority levels. The reoffending rate for Wandsworth (which includes Putney) between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2008 is 8.41 per cent., compared with 8.70 per cent. for London Probation over the same time period. For further details please see 'Local reoffending results 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 England and Wales' available at:
	http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/local-adult-reoffending-2008-ii.pdf

Reoffenders: Merseyside

Claire Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the re-conviction rate for offenders resident in  (a) Crosby,  (b) Sefton and  (c) Merseyside was in each of the last five years.

David Hanson: The measure of reoffending used to provide National Statistics for England and Wales is not broken down by area. However, newly published data on local adult reoffending (a different measure of reoffending to the National Statistics) is broken down by probation area and upper tier local authority levels.
	As the data is not broken down below the upper tier of the local authority area level there are no figures available for Crosby. The reoffending rate for Sefton metropolitan borough between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2008 is 9.89 per cent. The reoffending rate for Merseyside probation area over the same time period is 9.55 per cent.
	The local measure covers the reoffending of all offenders on the probation case load, aged 18 or over, at a certain point in time (a "snapshot"), while the national measure covers all offenders commencing a court order under probation supervision or released from custody during the first quarter of the year. Additionally, the local measure allows a three-month period for reoffences to be committed, while the national measure allows a year.
	For further details please see "Local reoffending results 1 January 2008—31 December 2008 England and Wales" available at:
	http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/local-adult-reoffending-2008-ii-pdf

Members: Correspondence

Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects to reply to the letter to his predecessor dated 7 April 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. Ed Cox.

John Denham: I have now replied to my hon. Friend's letter.

Child Minding: Manpower

Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many registered childminders there were in each local authority in each quarter in each year since 2003; and if he will make a statement.

Dawn Primarolo: Information on the number of registered child minders in each local authority in each quarter of each year since 2003 has been placed in the House Libraries.

Dental Services: Inspections

Michael Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of practice  (a) visits and  (b) inspections carried out by the NHS Dental Reference Service in 2008.

Ann Keen: Between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2008, the Dental Reference Service (DRS) made 1,992 practice visits and 571 inspections, in England.
	This data refers to the physical number of visits and inspections that the DRS made to dental practices. More than one visit can take place at the same practice, in the period covered.

Departmental Billing

Mark Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many days on average  (a) his Department and  (b) each of its agencies has taken to pay invoices from suppliers in each month since November 2008.

Ann Keen: In accordance with directives issued by the former Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (now the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills). Government Departments commenced measuring performance against the target of making payment to suppliers within 10 days from November 2008.
	Based on these criteria, the average number of days taken by the Department and its agencies to pay its suppliers each month since November 2008 are as follows:
	
		
			  Dates  Department of h ealth  Medicines and healthcare products regulatory a gency  NHS purchasing and supply a gency 
			 November 2008 6 10 22 
			 December 2008 6 12 15 
			 January 2009 6 7 15 
			 February 2009 7 12 13 
			 March 2009 6 14 16 
			 April 2009 6 12 21 
			 May 2009 6 12 20